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New York Times, Monday, June 22, 2020

Author:
Sid Sivakumar
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
43-Down : "Once again ..."
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Sid Sivakumar

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 40 Missing: {Q} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Sivakumar. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Monday freshness: 59%
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© 2020, The New York Times6/22/20 ( No. 25,794 )
Across
1
Nothin' : NADA
5
Hula ___ : HOOP
9
[Um ... I'm standing right here] : AHEM
13
Team members that can pull more than their weight on the field? : OXEN
14
Confess (to) : ADMIT
16
Volcanic output : LAVA
17
Lines at the office? : DESKPHONES
19
Ran away from : FLED
20
Sandwich shop : DELI
21
Willing to accept danger : RISKPRONE
23
Attachment to a fishing rod : REEL
25
Before, to poets : ERE
26
Tidbit from Friskies : CATTREAT
30
Typical physique for a middle-aged guy : DADBOD
34
Baseball hitter's stat, for short : RBI
35
Brief role in a film : CAMEO
37
"___ welcome" : YOURE
38
Core muscles, in brief : ABS
39
Fugitive who, phonetically, is "hiding" in certain letters in 17-, 21-, 52- and 61-Across : ESCAPEE
41
Only four-term prez : FDR
42
Sphere or cube : SOLID
44
"The Hate U Give" heroine : STARR
45
Black History Mo. : FEB
46
Sound system : STEREO
48
Like a big dog's lick : SLOBBERY
50
___ de cologne : EAU
51
Fly high : SOAR
52
Lowest acceptable offers, in stock market lingo : ASKPRICES
58
Rice-shaped pasta : ORZO
60
Orson Welles's "Citizen ___" : KANE
61
President between John Tyler and Zachary Taylor : JAMESKPOLK
64
Furniture retailer founded in Sweden : IKEA
65
Disney's "Little Mermaid" : ARIEL
66
Actress Swenson of "Benson" : INGA
67
Small salamander : NEWT
68
Handicrafts e-tailer : ETSY
69
Tidy : NEAT
Down
1
Wordlessly express approval : NOD
2
Removed from the schedule, as a TV show : AXED
3
Clichéd place to be marooned : DESERTISLE
4
Percussive piece of jewelry for an Indian dancer : ANKLET
5
"You wish!" : HAH
6
Stench : ODOR
7
Hyatt alternative : OMNI
8
Pizzas, e.g. : PIES
9
Fettuccine sauce : ALFREDO
10
Angel's wear : HALO
11
Like 2, 4, 6, 8 ... : EVEN
12
Have it ___ (be assured of success) : MADE
15
Uttered a noise of disapproval : TSKED
18
Place to insert a stud : PIERCEDEAR
22
It's bound to be of use to a churchgoer : PRAYERBOOK
24
Pastures : LEAS
26
Lowbrow : CRASS
27
Head of a monastery : ABBOT
28
Some chain theaters : AMCS
29
Parts of udders : TEATS
31
Neutral area between hostile forces : BUFFERZONE
32
"___ in the court!" : ORDER
33
Annual Louisville event : DERBY
36
Gem with a play of colors : OPAL
40
Love god : EROS
43
"Once again ..." : IREPEAT
47
Kind of board with letters printed on it : OUIJA
49
Flat, rectangular brooch : BARPIN
52
Comparable (to) : AKIN
53
Japanese beverage often served hot : SAKE
54
Was sure of : KNEW
55
"___ to elaborate?" : CARE
56
Send off, as rays : EMIT
57
Goes steady with : SEES
59
Gymnast Korbut : OLGA
62
Wily : SLY
63
Krazy ___ (comics character) : KAT

Answer summary:
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